how to keep Electricity down

[oldnslow]

iktv, thats a nice savings. Good job!
Most of us could do a lot to cut our power usage if we really want to. Run huge loads of wash and dryer, and using cold water helps.
"Energy vampires" are all those little lights that are lit on appliances, tv's, stereos, and almost any appliance in the home even when not being used. I unplug those until needed.
Keep the heat down {if elec is a large part of it} Close off rooms that dont need heat, but dont let any pipes freeze in winter.
Use your lites as heat for the house as much as possible, Even running them at nite if needed. Good luck

[smokybear]

Thatâ??s true to, Iâ??ve had bills for $210 and all of it was legit. I guess Iâ??m just a lil paranoid

paranoid,yes is that a bad thing or a good thing,honestly i think its good if it dont pry you away from reality.great tread and we must get more concrete replies,i believe most of us has the same thought when it comes to this issue

[the image reaper]

here in northern CA, a 1000-watt, 18-hour-a-day light cycle ,would run you about $61.38 ... definitely not going to raise any suspicions ... :smokin:

[Whos Carl]

I wouldnty think electricity companies would notice if you had 2x 1000w lights.

REMEMBER aswell if you have a 1 bedroom flat and 4x 1000w lights running that may look suspicious but if your in a 3/4 bedroom it wouldnt be as noticeable because 4 bed houses use more electricity.

So bigger the house the more electricty you can use without them noticing.

[soundslikewill]

what i figure is that most computers have 300-400w power supplies so wouldnt a computer take up as much as a 400w light?

[G.Diesel]

Never turn on your light's and buy Tap-Lights =].

[yaarea41510]

no.... computer takes very little even if run all the time. iliketv...i kno alot of ppl pumpin $1000 elec. every month for yrs..and they still doin it..I kno a lady whose electricity is $3000.00 (swear to god) and she been doin it for 1 yr..(not saying that's smart) but ppl these days especially in northern cali are cultivation so if they were gonna investigate they gotta investigate alot of ppl..they don't have time for that shiet..pge jus wants their money..My boi in LA said its a whole different story in so CAL. If ur elec. is high..their gonna raid u. so it all depends ur location and other factors but in bay area should be okay..2-3 1000w no problem at all...hope this is peace of mind

[Motobuds]

i know some people that just put low wattage light in rest of there house to off set the cost of the higher wattage ones.....Hope that makes sences

[Perp]

Electric companies are starting to install new, digital meters for their customers. These meters allow the meter reader to just drive by the house to record your usage. Also, they are able to monitor when you use your electricity because the companies want to charge more for usage during peak times (during the day), and less for after hours usage. That means these new meters will be able to detect usage patterns for individual homes. EG. from 9 PM to 9 AM every night Joe Blow's usage spikes by 2400 W or whatever.

Naturally, you are going to want to save money by running things at night, but these patterns are what cops will look for if they have probable cause to investigate you, not necessarily the amount of electricity you use.

So, stay safe all.

[spankey]

they tried to do the variable rate thing here in washington but the state stopped it because of all the complaints.